“Tones” (AKA-Dennis Briggs): Woodturning for me began back in 1998 after meeting Ted Bartholomew at a turning exhibit at Seattle Center. I attended one of Ted’s Saturday classes and was immediately hooked. Subsequently I have had the opportunity to attend a number of symposiums, meet a number of great woodturners, …
The Woodturning Cruise is underway and Woodturning Design Magazine has been posting photos everyday on their Facebook page. If you want to see some of the incredible views and the woodturning activities onboard, check out their posts.
I started woodturning in 1986 after witnessing a few turners demonstrating at the Bellevue Craft show. The first five years was just a compulsive effort trying to learn tools, sharpening, design, etc.; starting with bowls,, then hollow forms, then boxes, and a variety of other shapes and disciplines. Along the …
[note]This message was sent by the Northwest Washington Woodturners.[/note] Northwest Washington Woodturners is pleased to announce A DAY WITH DOUGLAS FISHER on October 22 in Anacortes, WA. We invite you to join us and share in this informative day. Douglas will be discussing and demonstrating the details of how he …
Don Nelsen has been involved in both the power tool and the abrasives business for all of his 40 year career in the industry. While going to school in the 60’s Don worked variously as an auto bodyman, a welder, an auto painter and a tool operator among other things. …
I have posted here about this year’s symposiums, including the AAW 25th Anniversary symposium held last month, the Woodturners of Olympia symposium featuring Mike Mahoney and Stephen Hatcher this month, the Great Falls Woodturners symposium featuring Jimmy Clewes in September, and the Yellowstone Woodturners symposium featuring Stuart Batty in October. …
